Detecting IXPs in Traceroute Paths Using traIXroute
George Nomikos
Based in FORTH-ICS, Heraklion, Greece
I work as a research engineer in INSPIRE group in FORTH-ICS. My research interests primarily include Internet routing, Internet topology and network security. My main target is to better understand how the Internet ecosystem evolves, improve the transparency of the Internet with respect to the paths (i.e. AS-, IXP-, Facility- … More
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traIXroute is a tool that detects whether and where a traceroute path crosses an Internet Exchange Point (IXP). It uses data from multiple sources and advanced criteria to verify IXP crossings to deal with problems due to replies from third-party interfaces or inaccuracies in the available data abo…